Did you know Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – and the Ode to Joy therein – was picked as our anthem in 1985?
As we celebrate his birthday today, we pay tribute to this brilliant European whose music evokes the noble aspirations of a Europe of #freedom, unity, and solidarity.
Music unites, inspires, moves #Europe.
🎥 Producer: Jens Illemann, musician, teacher from the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and current world record holder for largest online orchestra © European Union, 2021
@EU_Commission Excellent 👍
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Wow! 👏
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Wow, So many Thanks for this.
It's things like this that assures me that we do indeed, in spite of the present darkness, have a bright future after all.
This is assured by the presence of so many young people participating.
Again... Thanks.
@EU_Commission 😮🥹☺️♾️❤️
@EU_Commission Japanese tradition to play it at many locations and broadcast it on New Year's Eve
@EU_Commission So at the minute mark it starts to change and I’m surprised and impressed 😁 Then at 2:01 people start to sing and (not in any way a criticism of them) but when used by the EU as an anthem is WITHOUT LYRICS! Therefore this isn’t at all the European Union Anthem it’s just a performance of part of Symphony No. 9.
This music unites, inspires, moves ... and also makes me weep for what we lost in the UK.
@EU_Commission The most beautiful anthem on earth! So proud to be European.
